The Muppets Go To The Movies
Louise Gold performed the PopCorn Girl, and other
assorted muppets, filmed at Elstree, first broadcast in the
Note, the sources say it was filmed in
Cast
Puppeteers
Jim Henson – as: Kermit The Frog, Link Hogthrob, Rowlf, The
Swedish Chef, Waldorf, and other assorted characters
Frank Oz – as: Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Sam The Eagle,
and other assorted characters
Dave Goelz – as: Beauregard, Fireman, Gonzo, Joe, and
other assorted characters
Jerry Nelson – as: A Deputy, Dr Julius Strangepork, Lew
Zealand, A Monster, Pops, Sgt Floyd Pepper, and other assorted characters
Richard Hunt – as: Beaker, Janice, Scooter, Sheriff,
Statler, and other assorted characters
Steve Whitmire – as: Jed, Rizzo The Rat, The Scarlet
Pimpernel, and other assorted characters
Louise Gold - as Popcorn Girl, and other assorted
characters
Rollin Krewson – assorted characters
Brian Muehl – assorted characters
Kathryn Mullen – assorted characters
Bob Payne – assorted characters
Uncredited Puppeteers
Mike Quinn – assorted characters
Actors
Dudley Moore
Lily Tomlin
Production Team
Produced
by - ATV
Executive
Producer – David Lazer
Producer – Jim Henson
Director – Peter Harris
Writers – Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, and, Chris
Langham
Muppet
Designers – Leslee Asch, Cheryl Blalock, Ed Christie, Deborah Coda,
Christine Cooper, Nomi Frederick, Jane Gootnick, Janet Kuhl,
Will Morrison, Amy Van Gilder, and, Caroly
Wilcox
Muppet
Costumes – Barbara Davis, Joanne Green, Calista Hendrickson, Connie
Peterson, Carol Spier, and, Mary Streiff
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt,
Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Steve Whitmire,
and, Kathryn Mullen were the eight
main puppeteers on The Muppet Show, on which Rollin Krewson, Brian Muehl, and, Bob Payne
had also puppeteered; Dudley Moore
had been a Guest Star; for which: Leslee
Asch, Cheryl Blalock, Ed Christie, Barbara Davis, Nomi
Frederick, Jane Gootnick, Joanne Green, Calista Hendrickson, Janet
Kuhl, Amy Van Gilder, and, Caroly Wilcox built puppets; For which Peter Harris was also a director; Jerry Juhl and Chris Langham were amongst the writers, and, on which David Lazer, and, Martin Baker, also worked.
The Muppet Show
Eight (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt,
Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Steve Whitmire,
and, Kathryn Mullen) can be heard on
The Muppet Show Music Album, on which
Peter Harris, David Lazer, Jerry Juhl,
and, Chris Langham also worked. They
all also feature on the documentary Of Muppets
And Men.
The Muppet Show
Eight (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt,
Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Steve Whitmire,
and, Kathryn Mullen) can also be
heard on Muppet Hits 1, and, Muppet Hits 2, on which Peter Harris also worked.
The Muppet Show
Eight (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt,
Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Steve Whitmire,
and, Kathryn Mullen) can also be
heard on: John Denver &
The Muppets Merry Christmas 45RPM, The Great Muppet Caper (Soundtrack
album), Favorite
Songs from Jim Henson’s Muppets, Muppet
Music Sampler, Muppet Music Mix, Christmas
For Kids, John Denver Christmas, and, Music Mayhem And More.
The Muppet Show
Eight (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt,
Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Steve Whitmire,
and, Kathryn Mullen) can also be
heard on John
Denver And The Muppets A Christmas Together, on which Calista Hendrickson also worked.
The Big Five (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and, Dave Goelz) plus Louise Gold
had previously appeared on The
Royal Variety Performance (1977). Their recording credits include Jim Henson Presents Silly Songs.
The Big Five (Jim
Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and, Dave
Goelz) plus Louise Gold can be
heard on The Muppet Show Music Hall,
on which Peter Harris also worked.
The Big Five (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and, Dave Goelz) plus Louise Gold
can be heard on The Muppet Show 2, on which Peter Harris, and, Jerry Juhl also worked. Excerpts from that album were included on For What It’s Worth.
Jim Henson, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Louise Gold,
Steve Whitmire, Kathryn Mullen, and, Chris
Langham had previously appeared in “a
burlesque show with some of the Muppet company”.
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt,
Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Kathryn Mullen,
Steve Whitmire, Brian Muehl, Bob Payne,
and, Mike Quinn puppeteered on The Great Muppet Caper, for which Jerry Juhl also wrote, David Lazer also worked; and puppet
builders included: Leslee Asch, Ed Christie, Deborah Coda, Christine
Cooper, Barbara Davis, Nomi Frederick, Joanne Green, Jane Gootnick,
Calista Hendrickson, Janet Kuhl, Will Morrison, Connie
Peterson, Carol, Spier, Mary Streiff, Amy Van Gilder, and, Caroly
Wilcox.
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold,
Steve Whitmire, Kathryn Mullen, Bob Payne,
Brian Muehl, and, Mike Quinn went on to puppeteer on The Dark Crystal, for which Jerry Nelson did some voice-work, David Lazer also worked; and puppet builders included Deborah Coda, Barbara Davis, and, Amy Van
Gilder, along with Rollin Krewson.
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire,
Kathryn Mullen, and, Mike Quinn went on to puppeteer on Labyrinth, for which Rollin Krewson built puppets, and Louise Gold appeared as an actress, some of them appear in the
documentary Inside The Labyrinth.
Jim Henson, Richard Hunt, Louise Gold, Steve Whitmire,
and, Mike Quinn went on to puppeteer
on The Tale Of The Bunny Picnic, for which
puppet builders included Ed Christie,
Jane Gootnick, Will Morrison and, Connie
Peterson, along with Rollin Krewson.
Jim Henson, Jerry Nelson, and, Louise Gold’s recording credits include Jerome Kern The First 100 Years.
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt,
and, Louise Gold’s recording credits
include Elmo’s Lowdown Hoedown.
Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold,
Steve Whitmire, and, Mike Quinn went on to puppeteer on The Muppet Christmas Carol, for which
Jerry Juhl wrote, David Lazer also worked; and puppet
builders included Ed Christie, Deborah Coda, Barbara Davis, Connie
Peterson, and, Carol Spier,
along with Rollin Krewson.
Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold,
Steve Whitmire, and, Mike Quinn’s recording credits include The Muppet Christmas Carol
(Soundtrack album).
Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and, Louise
Gold’s recording credits include Born To Add.
Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold,
Steve Whitmire, and, Mike Quinn went on to puppeteer on Muppet Treasure Island, for which Jerry Juhl wrote; and puppet builders
included Ed Christie, Barbara Davis, Jane Gootnick, Janet Kuhl,
Connie Peterson, and, Carol Spier, along with Rollin Krewson.
Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, and, Louise Gold went on to puppeteer on The Animal Show, on which Frank Oz made a guest puppeteering appearance, and for which Peter Harris also directed.
Louise Gold, and, Mike Quinn went on to puppeteer on the
UK Co Production of Fraggle Rock, for which Jerry Nelson, and, Dave Goelz did some voice-work.
Louise Gold, and, Mike Quinn went on to puppeter in an
item about The Dark Crystal on Blue Peter.
Peter Harris went on to
directed Spitting Image, on which Chris Langham also wrote, and for which
Louise Gold was Leading Puppeteer.
Peter Harris went on to
work on the album Spit In Your Ear.
Chris Langham went on to
appear on stage, along with Louise Gold, in The Pirates Of Penzance (Stage
production), and as part of that company appeared in The Pirates Of Penzance
(Gala Preview), and The
Royal Variety Performance (1982).
Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathy Mullen,
Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Mike Quinn, Steve Whitmire, and, Jerry Juhl went on to take part in Jim Henson’s Memorial Service.
Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Jerry Nelson, Mike Quinn,
and, Steve Whitmire’s recording
credits include A Green And Red
Christmas.
Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, and, Mike Quinn went on to puppeteer on The Ghost Of Faffner Hall.
Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, and, Mike Quinn
went on to puppeteer on The Secret Life
Of Toys.
Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold,
Steve Whitmire, and, Kathryn Mullen went on to puppeteer
together on Sesame Street (in the early 1990s).
Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and, Louise Gold’s recording credits include The Count’s Countdown, however there has
been some debate as to whether Louise
Gold actually sang on it.
Critics Comments
Links about The
Muppets Go To The Movies
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344086/maindetails
Muppet Wiki
Entry: http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Muppets_Go_To_The_Movies
University of
Maryland page about the programme: http://www.lib.umd.edu/digital/henson/video.jsp?pid=umd:1061
A biography of
Jim Henson: http://www.angelfire.com/me3/muppets/JimsBio.html
New York Times review of the
programme: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405E0DA1438F933A15756C0A967948260
Museum Of
Television And Radio, mention of the programme: http://www.mtr.org/screen/muppets2005/index.htm
Punch And
Jewlry’s Unofficial Webguide To Muppet People And Productions: http://www.punchandjewelry.com/legacy/mupperf.txt
Video DB’s entry for
the programme: http://www.videodb.net/videodb/show.php?id=2052
Everyone’s A
Critic’s entry for the programme: http://www.everyonesacritic.net/movie.asp?movieid=24311
Mike Quinn’s resume: http://www.quinnzone.com/page7/page17/page17.html
Muppet Central’s Muppet
Timeline, 1980’s: http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/timeline/timeline_80s.shtml
Henson.com’s entry for
the programme: http://www.henson.com/entertainment/muppets_movies.html
BFI Database entry for the
programme: http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/291614
